Those things are nice. K-cups are expensive and a waste though. We bought one of those little filter things for it and now a $12 bag of coffee lasts a whole month.

i'm not a coffe/kuerig aficionado by any stretch of the imagination - could you explain that a little more please?

There is a filter accessory called "my K-cup" that you can use with whatever brand of coffee you choose, you fill it with your own coffee. As opposed to buying boxes of individual tea/coffee/flavored coffee etc. which costs more, but is still less than going through the drive-thru for coffee.